Abstract: Battery module includes: a battery stack in which a plurality of batteries provided with a valve that ejects gas are stacked in a first direction; a discharge path that discharges gas ejected from the valve in a second direction intersecting the first direction; light emitter that is provided on one end in the first direction of the battery stack and emits light to the discharge path; and light receiver that is provided on another end in the first direction of the battery stack and receives the light emitted from light emitter.

Abstract: There is provided a battery system including parallel-connected bus bars each connecting the plurality of prismatic battery cells in parallel, and a safety mechanism configured to be capable of interrupting a current path of prismatic battery cells connected in parallel by the parallel-connected bus bars, where the sealing plate of one of the prismatic battery cells convexly deforms due to a rise in an internal pressure of this prismatic battery cell when an abnormality occurs, the sealing plate that has convexly deformed comes into contact with the parallel-connected bus bars to form external short circuitry between the electrode terminals that are positive and negative of one prismatic battery cell connected in parallel to the prismatic battery cell with the abnormality, and external short circuitry activates the safety mechanism that interrupts a current flowing into the prismatic battery cell with the abnormality.

Abstract: A short circuit current interruption method of a battery system including: stacking a plurality of prismatic battery cells and connecting the plurality of prismatic battery cells with a parallel connection bus bar in parallel to form a battery block, wherein a sealing plate of the prismatic battery cell is a plate material having flexibility that deforms when an internal pressure rises due to an internal short circuit, and when a rise in the internal pressure due to the internal short circuit of the prismatic battery cell causes deformation, the deformation of the sealing plate is detected, and when an amount of deformation exceeds a setting value, the short circuit current of the battery connected in parallel with the internally short circuited battery is interrupted.

Abstract: The battery module includes: battery stack configured to have a plurality of stacked batteries, batter stack including valve portion that releases a gas generated in each battery and output terminal; a plurality of bus bars configured to electrically connect output terminals of the plurality of batteries, the plurality of bus bars grouping the plurality of batteries into a plurality of battery units including at least two batteries, the plurality of bus bars connecting in parallel output terminals of batteries in each battery unit, the plurality of bus bars connecting in series battery units; and metal filter configured to be disposed between valve portion and output terminal in a first direction in which valve portion and output terminal are arranged and disposed, in stacking direction of batteries, within an extension range of battery belonging to a first terminal group to which a first bus bar of bus bars is fixed.

Abstract: There is provided a battery system including parallel-connected bus bars each connecting the plurality of prismatic battery cells in parallel, and a safety mechanism configured to be capable of interrupting a current path of prismatic battery cells connected in parallel by the parallel-connected bus bars, where the sealing plate of one of the prismatic battery cells convexly deforms due to a rise in an internal pressure of this prismatic battery cell when an abnormality occurs, the sealing plate that has convexly deformed comes into contact with the parallel-connected bus bars to form external short circuitry between the electrode terminals that are positive and negative of one prismatic battery cell connected in parallel to the prismatic battery cell with the abnormality, and external short circuitry activates the safety mechanism that interrupts a current flowing into the prismatic battery cell with the abnormality.

Abstract: A short circuit current interruption method of a battery system including: stacking a plurality of prismatic battery cells and connecting the plurality of prismatic battery cells with a parallel connection bus bar in parallel to form a battery block, wherein a sealing plate of the prismatic battery cell is a plate material having flexibility that deforms when an internal pressure rises due to an internal short circuit, and when a rise in the internal pressure due to the internal short circuit of the prismatic battery cell causes deformation, the deformation of the sealing plate is detected, and when an amount of deformation exceeds a setting value, the short circuit current of the battery connected in parallel with the internally short circuited battery is interrupted.

Abstract: A power supply device includes outer case, a battery block housed in this outer case and including at least one or more secondary batteries; a circuit board connected to the battery block; and power supply connector connected to output lead that outputs an output current from the battery block. Power supply connector is attached in a floating state to fixed surface of outer case. Furthermore, the circuit board is disposed in parallel to a first direction orthogonal to fixed surface between fixed surface and the battery block. Output lead is disposed in wiring space provided in a lower side or an upper side of the circuit board, and connected to the battery block.

Abstract: A power supply device includes outer case, a battery block housed in this outer case and including at least one or more secondary batteries; a circuit board connected to the battery block; and power supply connector connected to output lead that outputs an output current from the battery block. Power supply connector is attached in a floating state to fixed surface of outer case. Furthermore, the circuit board is disposed in parallel to a first direction orthogonal to fixed surface between fixed surface and the battery block. Output lead is disposed in wiring space provided in a lower side or an upper side of the circuit board, and connected to the battery block.

Abstract: Laser light emitted from a laser light source is converted into light having a dot pattern by a projection optical system for projection onto a target area. The projection optical system is configured such that the density of dots in a peripheral portion of the dot pattern is smaller than that in a center portion of the dot pattern in the target area. A dot pattern captured by irradiating a dot pattern onto a reference plane is divided into segment areas. A distance to each segment area is acquired by matching between dots in each segment area, and a dot pattern acquired by capturing an image of the target area at the time of distance measurement. The segment areas are set such that a segment area in the peripheral portion of the dot pattern is larger than a segment area in the center portion of the dot pattern.

Abstract: An information acquiring device is provided with a projection optical system which projects laser light onto a target area with a predetermined dot pattern, and a light receiving optical system which captures an image of the target area. Segment areas are set on a reference dot pattern reflected on a reference plane and captured by the light receiving optical system. A distance to each segment area is acquired by matching between a dot pattern captured at the time of distance measurement and dots in each segment area. The segment area sizes differ depending on regions of the reference dot pattern.

Abstract: An information acquiring device has a laser light source which emits laser light of a predetermined wavelength band; a collimator lens which converts the laser light emitted from the laser light source into parallel light; an image sensor which receives reflected light reflected on a target area for outputting a signal; and a CPU which acquires three-dimensional information of an object in the target area based on the signal to be outputted from the image sensor. A light diffractive portion for converting the laser light into laser light having a dot pattern by diffraction is integrally formed on a light exit surface of the collimator lens.

Abstract: An information acquiring device is provided with a light emitting device, a light receiving device, and a base member on which the light emitting device and the light receiving device are mounted side by side. The light emitting device is provided with a laser light source, a collimator lens, a light separating element which reflects a part of laser light and transmits a part of the laser light, a diffractive optical element which converts the reflected laser light into laser light having a dot pattern, a photodetector which receives the transmitted laser light, and a laser controller which controls a light emission amount of the laser light source based on a detection signal from the photodetector. The laser light source, the collimator lens and the light separating element are linearly arranged, and the diffractive optical element faces a target area.

Abstract: An information acquiring device is provided with a light emitting device, a light receiving device, and a base plate having a heat conductivity. The light emitting device has a laser light source, a collimator lens, a diffractive optical element, a mirror which reflects laser light in a direction toward the diffractive optical element, and a housing having a heat conductivity. A side surface of the housing opposite to a reflecting direction of laser light by the mirror is formed into a flat surface, and the housing is mounted on a support plate in such a manner that the flat surface is placed on a top surface of the support plate. Heat generated in the laser light source is efficiently transferred to the support plate via the housing.

Abstract: An information acquiring device includes a laser light source which emits light in a predetermined wavelength region; a projection lens which projects the light from the laser light source toward a targeted area; an image sensor which receives reflected light reflected from the targeted area to output a signal; and an imaging lens which guides the reflected light to the image sensor; a filter which transmits the light from the laser light source; and an actuator which inclines the filter. A filter controlling circuit inclines the filter in such a direction as to approximate a transmissive wavelength region of the filter to the wavelength region of the light from the laser light source.

Abstract: An information acquiring device includes a laser light source which emits light in a predetermined wavelength region; a projection lens which projects the light from the laser light source toward a targeted area; an image sensor which receives reflected light reflected from the targeted area to output a signal; and an imaging lens which guides the reflected light to the image sensor; a filter which transmits the light from the laser light source; and an actuator which inclines the filter. A filter controlling circuit inclines the filter in such a direction as to approximate a transmissive wavelength region of the filter to the wavelength region of the light from the laser light source.

Abstract: A laser radar according to an embodiment of the invention includes a beam irradiation head which emits a laser beam and a control circuit which controls the beam irradiation head to perform scan in a two-dimensional direction with the laser beam. In the laser radar, the beam irradiation head includes a laser beam source; a mirror to which the laser beam emitted from the laser beam source is incident; and a driving mechanism which rotates the mirror in first and second directions about a first rotating axis and a second rotating axis perpendicular to the first rotating axis respectively. The control circuit controls the rotation of the mirror in the first direction and the second direction such that a scan region of the laser beam becomes a rectangular shape.

Abstract: A mirror actuator includes a base block; a first pivot shaft fixedly attached to the base block; a first pivot portion pivotally supported on the first pivot shaft; a second pivot shaft fixedly attached to the first pivot portion and perpendicularly intersecting with the first pivot shaft; a second pivot portion pivotally supported on the second pivot shaft; and a mirror attached to the second pivot portion. In the above arrangement, the first pivot portion and the second pivot portion respectively have a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion for bearing the first pivot shaft and the second pivot shaft at one position.

Abstract: A laser radar according to an embodiment of the invention includes a beam irradiation head which emits a laser beam and a control circuit which controls the beam irradiation head to perform scan in a two-dimensional direction with the laser beam. In the laser radar, the beam irradiation head includes a laser beam source; a mirror to which the laser beam emitted from the laser beam source is incident; and a driving mechanism which rotates the mirror in first and second directions about a first rotating axis and a second rotating axis perpendicular to the first rotating axis respectively. The control circuit controls the rotation of the mirror in the first direction and the second direction such that a scan region of the laser beam becomes a rectangular shape.

Abstract: This invention was made to reduce cost and the number of assembly processes and improve productivity by making viewing angle characteristics of light emitted from a light emitting surface even irrespective of a point in a bar-shaped light guide. A bar-shaped light guide of this invention comprises a light incident surface for receiving light emitted from a point light source, a light emitting surface, which is orthogonal to the light incident surface, for emitting light received on the light incident surface in a form of beam light, and a pattern surface made up of a side of the light incident surface and a side of the light emitting surface and having a plurality of grooves formed thereon. The plurality of grooves are regularly arranged on the pattern surface. An angle formed by the groove 106 and the side of the light emitting surface on a side of the point light source is 35-55°.

Abstract: A surface lighting device includes a stick type light guide body. The stick type light guide body receives a light emitted from a light emitting surface of an LED fixed on a substrate from a side surface which faces to the LED and emits the received light from a side surface which faces to a light guide plate. The emitted light is incident from a side surface of the light guide plate and is emitted from an upper surface of the light guide plate. Then, the substrate is formed with a through hole, and the stick light guide is formed with a protrude portion on the lower surface thereof. By fitting the protrude portion into the through hole, the LED and the stick type light guide body are relatively positioned such that the light emitting surface of the LED and the side surface of the stick light guide are brought into close contact with each other.